The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Members
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Basketball
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tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams.
The season began on February 8, 2019, and ended on May 26, 2019, with the conclusion of the Final Four. The Final Four was hosted at the
Kilamba Arena in
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
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Angola.
It was the last season of the league as the competition was replaced by the
Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new competition jointly established by the
National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA.
Competition format
FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen. These teams get their ticket for the Africa Basketball League through regional qualifiers (Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of FIBA Africa).
The qualifiers for the Africa Basketball League Group stage was held from September and until mid-December 2018, while the final phase will take place from January 11 to April 21, 2019, in various African cities.
The 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each and the competition will take place in the form of a championship where each team will face respectively the 3 opponents of his group. Then, the first two clubs in each group will qualify for the Elite 8 where the clubs will be divided into four groups of two teams each and then games will be played in a home and away format. At this stage, the competition will be played in a one-way match against the principle of direct elimination. The Four winners will advance to the Final 4, that will be played on April 20 while the final take place the next day.
Qualification tournament
Teams
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.
Venues and locations
Schedule
Group stage
The draw was held in Abidjan on 12 January 2019.
The two teams with the best records for each group qualified to Elite 8.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout phase
Bracket
Elite 8
The Elite 8 games were played in a home and away basis from March 22, to April 14, 2019.
Final Four
On 19 April 2019, the Kilamba Arena in Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
, Angola was announced as host of the Final Four. The draw was held on 27 April 2019 in Abidjan.
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Awards
The individual awards were announced on May 26, after the conclusion of the final.
*Most Valuable Player: Eduardo Mingas
Eduardo Fernando Mingas (born 29 January 1979) is an Angolan professional basketball player who currently plays for Interclube of the Angolan Basketball League. He also plays for the Angola national basketball team. Standing at , Mingas primarily ...
(Primeiro de Agosto)
* All-Star Team:
** Eduardo Mingas
Eduardo Fernando Mingas (born 29 January 1979) is an Angolan professional basketball player who currently plays for Interclube of the Angolan Basketball League. He also plays for the Angola national basketball team. Standing at , Mingas primarily ...
(Primeiro de Agosto)
** Soufiane Kourdou (AS Salé)
** Manny Quezada
Emmanuel "Manny" Quezada is a Dominican-American basketball player who plays for Interclube in the Angolan Basketball League. Standing at , he plays as point guard.
Career
After playing at NCAA with San Francisco University, Quezada started h ...
(Primerio de Agosto)
** Abderrahim Najah
Abderrahim Najah (born 20 November 1984) is a Moroccan basketball player currently playing for AS Salé of the Division Excellence.
Professional career
Najah started his career in 2004 with Raja Oval where he played five years. In 2009, he trans ...
(AS Salé)
** James Justice Jr.
James Justice Jr. (born January 12, 1989) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the City Oilers.
College career
In 2012, despite being listed at just 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and featuring for an NAIA basketball team (Martin Met ...
(Smouha)
Statistics
''Statistics as of the ending of the season.''
Individual statistical leaders
Individual game highs
References
External links
Official website
FIBA Africa Official website
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FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
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